Partners In Prayer - Siddur

  Mizmor l’Todah   Rav Yaakov (ben Tzvi) Emden (1698-1776), known as Yaavetz (Yaakov ben Tzvi), son of the Chacham Tzvi:  We recite this Psalm as  Birchat haGomeil  for all the miracles we  receive each day of which we are unaware.    There are four mentions of God’s Name in the Psalm: “Call out to God,” “Serve God with gladness,” “Know that God,” and, “For God is good.”  These four mentions correspond to the “Four who must bring a Thanksgiving Offering,” Released from prison, healed from illness, after a journey through the desert, and after a sea voyage. This is also why there were four types of bread in this offering. One should sing this psalm with the same joy he would have bringing the Thanksgiving Offering. Shared by:  Rabbi Simcha Weinberg, n''y

  Meor Einayim on Hodu:  ⁦ Give thanks to Ado-noy, proclaim His Name; make His deeds known among the nations. “ Shemot 1:1: Even when we are on the lowest of levels – that of Egypt – we should not give up hope, for our names are intertwined with the Names of the Holy One, Blessed is He, that will protect us. Shemot 1:8: “A new king rose over Egypt.” A major outcome of their stay in, and exodus from Egypt, is that God’s Name was acknowledged as that of the King. Thus, “ a new king,” a new appreciation of God as King, rose over the entire world. Shared By: Rabbi Simcha Weinberg